The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 17, 1931, Image 8

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Declamation Contest Was Held Last Week On ThurHtiay and Friday of last week the Hiyn School held the preliminary contests in declamation and expression. The time of training was unavoidably short thin year, but in spite of this handicap, the contest ants made a fine showing. The eight boys and eleven girls who took part in the contest gave evidence of ability which would have been well worth developing to g greater degree if time had permitted. Following are the names of those talking part; The decision of the judges gave iirst place to Harold McNinch for the hoys and Margaret Goodale for the girl#. Second honors went to Alvin Creed and, Bolty Carrison. Since the rules for the contest are the same an for fool ball, Harold McNinch, owing to his recent removal to our school, wu's debarred from representing us at the district contest, but in e'igible for the county content. Others competing were: Li/a Jackson, Margaret ' Goodale, Betty ("arrison, Kvelyn McLean, ^Mubel Yates, A11:e Belle tthedd, Wilnui Watts, Elizabeth Moore, Mary Ellen MeCaskill, Alice Melton, Louise Parker, William Geitys, Alvin Creed, J. B. McGuirt, Frank Canton, Austin Jones, Harold McNinch, Billy Baum, llomer Baldwin. On Friday, therefore, Alvin Creel, second honor contestant, and Margaret Goodale, first honor, representing u.s at the contest in Lexington fo? district No. 11. Margaret Goodale won second place among the girls speaking on that night. Limestone Choir To Sing Here The Limestone choir will sing at the high school chupel hour on Monday, April 20th, at 11 o'clock. The public is cordially invited. There will be no admittance charge. The choir comes from Sumter and other places being on their return trip to (JnfFney after a state tour. The following are the members of the choir. Grace Cobb, Easley; Emma ItogFvsr 'r:~.t c. A UK Illt/llO > lilt ? k J\t U ?'7V A III < V I , k^Uin vc * f Lec Hunt, Walhalla; Eva Gary, Murphreesboro, N. ROth Brawley. Chester; Ethel Shngletary, Florence; - Claire Burch, Cheraw; Lilu Mae Moore, Duncan; Martha Boyd. Lauren^; Mary Littlejohn, Prosperity; Frances Burch, Cheraw; Catherine Sannimns, Macon, Ga.; Mary l^anford, WoodrufT; Emily Earle, Starr; Betty Evans, Quincy, Mass.; Minnie Taylor, Hock Hill; Ruth Martin, Cow|>ens; Mary Hamrick, GafTney. Martha Boyd, is the accompanist. Mt? Pisgah Baptist Church Si rVicos at Mt. Pisgah Baptist church, Rev. M. B. Gunter, pastor, will be as follows: Sunday school Sunday morning at 10 o'clock; preaching service at 11 oVlbck. B. Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7:20 o'clock. Announcing That .foe E. McKain, formerly an employee of the Loan & Savings j Bank will on Monday. April 20th, open an office in the Crocker building, corner of DeKalb and Main streets. Hy will 'be district agent for -the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance company. "Mr. McKain will also handle real estate, sales and rentals.?Adv.. I CAMUBN SCHOOL NKW8 KUmination ConUat Held for SpeakIhk Co*t**t On Tueaday, April 14th, the Liementary department of the Camden City Schools held an elimination contest to determine who would represent this department at the County Field Day speaking contest. The following took part in the speaking: Kmily Sheorn, Sara Bissell, Ben Mildred Sowcll, Minnie Sue Bruce, Sudie Shirley, Faulette West, Francis Templeton, Myrtle Williams, Lois Hhame, Carl .^curbbrough, I^eroy Dority, Billy DeI>o*ehe, J. D. Orolley, Jack Villepigue, Everett Shaw, Hugh (iettys, I/eonard Coif, The judges awarded first place among the girls Hhame, and second place among the girls to Sara Bissell. The boys first place was awarded to Carl Scarborough and second place to ?J. D. Crolley. The elimination contest for the primary department in the speaking contest was held Wednesday morning, April 15th. The following took part: John Langford, (ieraldine Km ney, Harry Moat-ley, Betty Boineau, Bcauton Cullen, Carolyn (ooley, Frances Hhame, Haul Williams, Anna Belle. B run ham, Margie Thurman and James Weal. First place was won by Betty .Boineau. l'aul Williams and Carolyn ('ooley tied Xor second place. Notes From L'. I). C. Meeting t. The John 1). Kennedy Chapter, U. I), c., held its regular monthly meeting on Monday at the home of Misses Leila Shannon and Charlotte Shannon. Twenty-two members were present. The living room und drawing room were thrown ensuite and r..i air of : pringtime prevailed with vases of lovely flowers and ferns adorning the room. The meeting was called to unlet by the provident, Mrs. H. <\ Zemp. After repeating the Lord's prayer reports from the various committees were heard, followed by the reading 7>f the minutes of the last meeting. A letter of thanks from Mrs. C harles Salmond was read. A motion was made and carried that the chapter pay $3.00 per year to the ( emetery Association for the upkeep of the Confederate graves. Flowers were contributed to beautify the plot. Two former members of the chapter, Mrs. John Cantey and Miss Lizzie Haile, were introduced and welcomed. The district meeting will be held this month at York und delegates were elected to attend. Following the business meeting a social hour was enjoyed after which the hostesses served sandwiches, cakes, tea and coffee. The May meeting will be held at the home ot- Mrs. L. A. Wittkowsky with Mrs. .J. B. Wallace as assistant hostCSS. " Ty Cobb's Wife Seeks Divorce Augusta, (la.. April 15.?'Mrs. Chatlie Marion Lombard Cobb today filed , in Richmond county superior couit a petition for divorce from Tyrus Raymond Cobb, former major league baseball star. Her petition charged cruel treatment. I Beasley's Specials I I FOR I I Saturday I I PURE PORK SAUSAGE 25c | j I WEINIES, per pound 25c j ! | SMOKED SAUSAGE, per pound 25c j ROUND STEAK, per pound 25c I I SIRLOIN STEAK, per pound 25c I I TENDER ROAST BEEF, pound 20c | 1 j DRESSED HENS, per pound 25c ..I BROILERS, per pound .. 40c i I | HAMBURGER, per pound 20c |l I BEEF STEW MEAT, per pound 5- .... 15c j j PORK LIVER, per pound 15c |j !! NECK BONES, 3 pounds 25c | | j j PIG TAILS, pound , 15c [ j | BEEF LIVER, per pound .... 25c |i I PICNIC HAMS, per pound 15c j , SPARE RIBS, per pound 17 l-2c I I PORK CHOPS, per pound 25c I S LAMB CHOPS, per pound 40c j LAMB ROAST, per pound 25c j ! GRADE "A" MILK 11 j FRESH DAILY J FRESH FISH DAILY | Beasley's Sanitary Market j Kfc A. BEASLEY, Proprietor I I ;: phone iso we deuver I I 1 # _ Personal Mention i J. S. Lindsay vpcnt Thursday in' Winmrt>ol*o with relative*. Mra. W. E. Jackson ' apent Sun'day in Binhopville with her daughter. Mieu Cornelia Nelson, of Rook Hill, spent the week end here with relatives. Mrs. Louise Kosick visited Magnolia Gardens lust Sunday with friends. Miss Frames Bissell spent Wednesday at Winthrop College with friends. Mrs. E. L. Pleasant, of Aberdeen, N. was the guest of Miss Maxlne Stern this week. Mr. and Mrs. Hennlng Addieka, of Charlotte, were gbests Thursday of M S8 Agnes DePass. Miss Stella Hall and Mrs. Gordon, of Paw Creek, spent Sundrry with Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Hall. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Murphy, of Charlotte, were guests of Mrs. J. S. Khame the past week. Mrs, M. F. Charlton and Mrs. John K. deI<oach spent Tuesday 'of this week in Charleston. Mr. J. English Vaughan, of At lanta, a former citizen of Camden is on a visit to relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. T.' C. Bcthunc and daughter, Elizabeth Ann Bethune, spent last /Veek in Gastonia with relatives. Miss Mary Hoopes, who w?>* the guest of Mrs. J. L. Guy, left on Sat-'' urday for her home in Cambridge Mass. Mrs. J. H. Reese and son, Jack Reese, of Columbia, spent the week end here, the guests of Mrs. G. CI. Alexander. I)r. and Mrs. S. C. Zemp sjpent Sunday at Winthrop College where they visited their daughter, Miss Gertrude Zemp. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Alexander were called to Charlotte this week on account of the illness of the letter's grandfather. Mr. and Mrs. Newton Boykin of Camden spent Sunday with Mr. and ^4?rs. M. S. Boykin on Salem avenue. ?Sumter Item. Mrs. G. G. Alexander returned Saturday from Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida, where she has been spending the winter. Mrs. Leon H. Schlosburg had as her house guests the past week Misses Bernice Goldberg and Ethel Goldberg, of Gastonia. \fr. and Mrs. Carlyle Boyles and son, Carlyle Boyles, Jr., of Richmond, are here visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Clyburn. John Martins, who has been spending the winter at Green I/eaf Villa where he had a book shop, left on Wednesday for New York City. Benson Fairey,* of the United States Navy, stationed -at Philadelphia, is a guest at -the4 home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Evans this week. ^ David B. Stone was here last week, on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Stone. He returned this* week to Yale to resume his studies. Mrs. Charles Ranlet. who- has been passing the winter with Mrs. Edward DuBose on Fair street, left on Tuesday for her home in Old Line, Conn. VI* on/1 \f ro T 1 fb\?vninfrVvu *W loft | Saturday for a trip to Washington, ' New York and Bermuda before going to Great Barrington for the summer months. Dr. and Mrs. Wallace. Pylo Canns, of Southern France and Jersey City, N. J., were week end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Spencer on Chcsnut street, Mrs. B. W. Gettys, Mrs. J. A. Bell, Mrs. M. I. Turner and Mrs. W. H. Carter attended the Moravian sunrise services on Easter at WinstonSalem, N. C. Pilot Glenn Hyer left Wednesday by airplane for his home in Pennsylvania after a stay of several months here. He was accompanied by F. M. Bryant, Jr., local aviator. Those from the Citadel home for Spring holidays last week were: Elmer Watts, Ansel Bateman, Robert M. K ennedy, Team Gettys, Joe Moseley, Alexander Clarkson and Blanding Clark son. Mrs. E. K. Beemer and son loft Wednesday of last week for their home in New York City after spending the winter here. Mr. Beemer motored down for them. Mr. Beemer is an artist and while here he painted several beautiful scenes around Camden. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stern had as their guests last week at Hotel Camden, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. WE*.ten, Mrs. Harry Goodykoontz and son, A'sn Goodykoontz, all of Blucfield, West Virginia. On Tuesday the party motored to Charleston to visit Magnolia Gardens. Misses Helen and Catherine 1/eahy, of Boston, well known landscape gardeners and horticulturists were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stone. While here they stated it was their first visit to Camden and that they were charmed with all the beautiful yards and flowers. Writer Describes New High School By 'Minn Ktftelle Gramling At the present time when we are making every ccPfort to analyse every kbunce of cash output in this State of ours, we naturally turn to a long list of figures and oftentimes scratch our heads bald and sometimes blank.. In even such /drastic efforts, we find utter loss of light and information. Someone has said that "figures don't lie; you can take figures and prove anything." With the following data, we are not attempting to prove anything but submit it with the idea of easting a ray of light on what is bein?j*lone in our State along educational lines. Where 14 teachers were employed last year for the instruction of 221 pupils, the new Baron DeKalb School is employing ,10 teachers for the teaching of 310 pupils. An analysis I for the first six months of last year and for five months of the current year shows that there was for last year an average mQpthly output for 'teachers' salaries of $1,700:42. During that time the average attendance per month was 2$1 pupils. This caused an average monthly cost of $7.08 for teaching each of the 221 children. The figures for this year show that the avertige monthly out'put for teachers' salaries is $1,007.77, with an average attendance o<f 310 pupils per month. This gives a cost of $3.25 per month for the teaching of each child. Under the new system there is an added cost for the transportation of the children to the school which figures to be $2.0-3 per pupil per month. The monthly cost for each pupil under the new system for teaching and transportation is $5.28. Last year the mere cost of teaching each child aLone was $7.68, leaving a saving of $2.40 per child per month. If we take the attendance of 310 pupils for the full nine months we get a saving of $6,696.00 to the taxpayers of the county. This does not take into consideration the cost of the new building and equipment, but at the rate above mentioned all cost of construction will | have been paid otff at the end of six years. It is entirely impossible to tabulate the difference yn the efficiency of the two systems. Under the old (plan each teacher was responsible for from four to eight grades, whereas the new scheme gives one teacher one grade or departmental work in several grades as the case might be. The Baron DeKalb offers a graded grammar school with the addition of a regular standardized four-year high school. The newly organized school serves the same area as iwas previously served as seven districts having nine one and two-teacher schools. The present school area is 138 square miles. The Baron DeKalb School is located in a very sparsely settled section of Kershaw County and is the result of the efforts of the County Board of Education, which saw the need of a school of this type for the section of the county. This gives the ~ \\ V- -1 J , . . r V - wr-J w VClfr I/* four-year high schools and graded schools and puts every boy and girl in reach of a standardized school. The building is of brick-veneer construction and is modern in every detail. The modem conveniences include electric lights, sanitary closets for both boys and girls in each section, sewerage, and a central heating unit which affords steam heat the building over. The school building is made in the "U" shape, having the grammar school in one section and the high school in the other. The two schools are connected by the spacious auditorium which has a capacity of 500 persons. Each classroom meets the standards as set by the State School Building Inspector. The courses in high school are of the vocational type, including science, vocational agriculture, domestic science and the general high school academic courses. An opportunity to study music is offered to anyone in the school. It is the aim of the school authorities to ~ffer the pupils those subjects which will bring about a better all-round rural population. Of ?.the 381 pupils enrolled in the school, 360 are transported by the contracted buses which serve th* school area, making eight routes over the 138 square miles. Each bus hauls from 35 to 76 children at a load. In the school are children who have been out of school for three or four years. In each grade there is a vast variation of sizes and ages. Most of this type of child are making good and show more interest in their work. Is the school serving the public or is the school another one of those "high fangled" ideas of some irres-ponsive I prognostics tor* * \ Caasatt Baptist Church Sunday school 10:30. Preaching by the pastor 7:30 p. m. Bethany Baptis^ Church, W#?tvlllc Sunday school 10 o'clock. Preaching 11 o'clock by Rev. . P. Christmas, Camden. All members are requested to be present on this date. Visitors welcome. Come let us reason together saith the lyord. Kenneth Seholter,. 19, Hudson, O., youth, on Sunday at Detroit, attained an altitude of 19,500 feet in an airplane equipped with a 38-h. p. motor and weighing but 420 pounds. He beat the best former record in a machine of the weight and power by more than 2,000 feet. ~-u. . ag . UJ -..i... ?, ' !? , Plat OMk Alfte T*rh?ullj?K Kershaw, & C-, April 'jj body who saw Queen High onS[f' screen or who has ever teen the J!fe: MA Pair of Sixes" will nay ft i,\J| of the cleverest, funniest and ?1 that ha# ever been screened Qr ttJj The Flat Cretfk Mgh tcbooTVu present "A Pair of 8ixe?," by {^3 Peple, under the direction ofjjJ gnret Jane Maybry on Friday ni*y April 17th, at seven-thirty o'olojj 'the high school auditorium. lieaverdam Baptist Churck Sunday school 2:80 oVlock, AlXf Wept, superintendent. i'u-achijlt 3:30 by the pastor. s J? " .... . ' 1 11 ; ' I j Strictly Fresh Eggs Doz. 25c Hot Cup Coffee 2 lbs. 25c For Salads ! and'Frying ? Wesson Oill Pint on Can *OC1 w XYZ SALAD DRESSING jjr 25c Red and Onions 4lbs lSca IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE CAROUNAI PRODUCTS SHOW IN COLUMBIA NEXT WEEK MAKCl A PURCHASE IN OUR STORE AND RECEIVE A COM.fi PLIMENTARY TICKET. | California Lemons Dozen 23c MINCE MEAT 2 lbs 25c Bread llr 5c Pan Rolls doz 5c ROSE H Macaroni I pkg 5c LIB WS 11 Pork and Beans I 2 Cans 15c 1 : Chicken Scratch Feed f? 25c 10 quart Galvanized j j Pails each 15c I Carolina String BEANS No. 2 Can 10c Sweet Mixed PICKLES 25 ez jar 25c MOTHERS COCOA 1 2 lb pkg 2 Sm I I: STOKELYS No 2 Can Peas and Garrets 17o I American MfKJ F^2501 / Ifil flLlVLLiiJ Jar DOMINO SUGAR 10 lb Bag 45c Full Pack Red'Ripe TOMATOES 4 No. 2 Cans 27c Swift's JEWEL H SHORTENING H 9 lb Pail 91c | Canova x/t, l)TA Black Pepper^/3C Libby's Bartlett Pears Noc??K 29c LIMA BEANSl Small Larg4il 3 ibs 25c lb 10c I PINTO M BEANS s ib. 25c| LIBBY'S Country Gentleman CORN 2 No. 2 Cans 25c Rogers No. 37 j Extra Fancy FLOUR 24 lb Bag 75c 48 lb $1.45 Home Ground J mm 12pmmdi I 28c I IN OUR MARKET J] Fancy native and Western Meats - jj. Pure Pork Sausage, lb. 25c Wieners, lb 25c Smoked Sausage, lb 25c i Round Steak, lb., (??fl Sirloin Steak, lb. Virginia Cured Ham i f whole, lb rj: Tender Juicy Beef Roast lb. 20c - Armour's Star Morrell's Pride HAMS lb. 24c Broilers lb. Wl HEWS lb. 2j Hamburger lb. 20c I BMl Staw ? lb. 15c I ^orlr Lfrrer lb. 15c I Picnic Hams lb. 15c Sparc Ribs ..i lb. 17Vfr? OYSTERS, <*aart 50c ' - - Neck Bones. ~...3 Hn. ^1 Pit Tells ~ )h? " I ArfdUgpt-oe i^3| Perk Chops. Ih.-* Lamb Chops .........Ml i-J - *- - - X f*" 5 \ '2-y V 4iiWfcV^a3E3M^B '$?'